Join The Next Online Masterclass on Feb 15

What's This Class About?

What if the very things we see as obstacles or shortcomings could become our greatest strengths?

Our next masterclass teacher Dan Rudolph wrestled with this question while living and practicing in a Buddhist monastery for nearly three years, meditating for 4–16 hours daily.

A subtle yet transformative shift occurred: moving from self-criticism to celebration—from frustration at distractions to celebrating the moment of realizing them.

This same insight emerged while learning new juggling tricks. Dan discovered that playfulness unlocked a lightness often missing in serious meditation practices. In the monastery, he deepened his exploration of play, both practicing and teaching it.

These experiences inspired Dan to develop Unified Playfulness, a methodology integrating mindfulness and play.

In this highly experiential and interactive workshop you will play.

You will be invited to reflect on how you can use your everyday stories and our Clown to express absurdity. And, on the flip-side how you can weave your Clown more into our everyday.

Guided by practices inspired by Dan’s background in mindfulness, clowning, and play, you will be invited to engage in both self-reflection and group exploration to explore how we can use our shortcomings to fuel positive change, in ourselves, and those around us.

When Is It?

SATURDAY February 15th

9am (PST), 12pm (EST), 5pm (UK), 6pm (EU)

(The class will last approx 2.5 hours)

Where is it?

Zoom. All Clown Spirit Masterclasses are online.

(We only work with teachers who already have extensive experience of teaching their work online)

How Do I Join?

Become a CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGER for 1 month
You choose whether to pay US$29, US$49 or US$69 (see the criteria for self-selection)
Your membership will give you access not only to the masterclass but to the full archive of past masterclasses, weekly coaching calls and much more.
If one masterclass is enough for you, cancel your CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGE membership at any time (no commitment).
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About Dan

Dan Rudolph is the founder, and chief developer of Unified Playfulness.

Dan has been facilitating play-based interventions, for individuals and groups, for over ten years, including working with schools, teams and individuals. Dan is a certified Laughter Yoga instructor. He has trained with various clown and play-based teachers including, Avner ‘The Eccentric’ Eisenberg, Mery Miguez, Anthony Trahair and Barnaby King. He has over 10 years of meditation experience, including living in a rigorous monastic setting and training with an expert teacher for 2.5 years. He has sat over 15 silent meditation retreats.

Dan is especially passionate about the transformative potential of play-based practices. While training at the monastery and studying ancient wisdom texts, he was constantly struck by the overlap between the wisdom that comes through play/clown practices and traditional contemplative practices.

Deb Rich

Clown Spirit is a remarkable resource for meeting and conversing with master clowns from around the globe. The access to masterclasses on a monthly basis is beyond my wildest dreams come true. Today's class with Jeff Raz was eye opening and heart opening on so many levels. Masterful teaching of the inner workings of clowning. Thank you Barnaby for building the extraordinary Clown Spirit!

Robin Eriksson

The Masterclass series has been pure magic. It's hard to put into words how transformative it is to be a part of it and all it offers. The practices and wisdom shared in each one is a gift in itself; compound the workshops and it is truly a winfall! I am so grateful for the constant inspiration and encouragement, and for what I am learning about myself and clowning. Did I mention, Clown Spirit is M.A.G.I.C.?

Brian Sutherland

Just took this amazing class thanks to Barnaby King! I highly recommend doing some of the Master classes. I can’t believe how much play we got to do in this workshop with the amazing Joe Dieffenbacher 🤡 Thanks to both of you. One of the best zoom Classes yet!